Assessing the Quality of Multiple-Choice Test Items

被引:32
作者
Clifton, Sandra L. [2 ]
Schriner, Cheryl L. [1 ]
机构
[1] Lourdes Coll, Sch Nursing, Sylvania, OH 43560 USA
[2] ProMedica Hlth Syst, Toledo, OH USA
关键词
STAKES NURSING ASSESSMENTS; ITEM-WRITING FLAWS; MEDICAL-EDUCATION; QUESTIONS; ACHIEVEMENT; STUDENTS; IMPACT;
D O I
10.1097/NNE.0b013e3181c41fa3
中图分类号
R47 [护理学];
学科分类号
1011 ;
摘要
With the focus of nursing education geared toward teaching students to think critically, faculty need to assure that test items require students to use a high level of cognitive processing. To evaluate their examinations, the authors assessed multiple-choice test items on final nursing examinations. The assessment included determining cognitive learning levels and frequency of items among 3 adult health courses, comparing difficulty values with cognitive teaming levels, and examining discrimination values and the relationship to distracter performance.
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